X-Micro XFSD User manual

Brand: X-Micro

Model: XFSD

Category: External hard drives

Type: User manual

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USB2.0 Flash Stick

X-Micro XFSD is a versatile USB 2.0 flash drive that offers impressive capabilities for data storage and transfer. With its plug-and-play functionality, electronic write protection, high-speed read-write capabilities, and compact design, this flash drive is an ideal solution for storing and sharing digital content. It boasts impressive data reading speeds of up to 9MB/S and writing speeds of up to 5MB/S, ensuring efficient file transfers. Its compatibility with various operating systems, including Windows 98/Me/2000/XP, Mac OS 9.x/Mac OS X, and Linux 2.4.

X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick

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CONTENTS

Introduction 2

1.1 Introduction of X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick 2

1.1.1 The main capability index 2

1.1.2 X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick overview 2

1.1.3 Connection with computer 2

1.2 The system requirement of X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick 3

1.2.1 Requirement for computer 3

1.2.2 Requirement for operation system 3

1.2.3 Requirement for the main controller of USB 3

Install application program 3

X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick application 5

3.1 Windows 98/Me/2000/XP 5

3.2 Mac OS 9.x/Mac OS X 6

3.3 Linux 2.4.x 7

3.4 Notices 7

Technical reference of X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick 7

FAQ of X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick 8

Guide of X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick

Introduction

1.1 Introduction of X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick

X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick, a mass storage flash memory disk, comes from interface

technology of USB 2.0, which is plug-and-play, electronic writing protection, high speed

read-write.

It is very convenient to use “X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick” and it can be run on several

operation systems such as Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP,

Mac OS 9.x, Linux 2.4.x and above without any physical drive equipment and extra

power; it can realize the mobile storage of data without influenced by the host computer,

universal, huge storage.

1.1.1 The main capability index

 Maximum data reading speed: 9MB/S

 Maximum data writing speed: 5MB/S

 Without installing driver (exclude Windows 98)

 With no physical driver

 Accord with the standard USB 2.0/1.1

 Without extra power, just from general USB cable

 Huge capacity with categories

 With the switch of reading protection, no document rubout happens or virus

 LED light indicates the working state

 Small body

 Very light: about 11 g

1.1.2 X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick overview

figure：1.1

1.1.3 Connection with computer

X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick joins with computer through USB interface. If there is no

original USB interface, you need to equip a transfer disk with PC-USB interface, and then

you can use X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick Mostly. For the desktop, the USB interface is on

the upper of the host computer back, as the picture 1.2 shows:

figure: 1.2

You can directly connect X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick to your desktop’s USB interface;

and also can use a USB cable to prolong for using, all you need to do is to use one end to

connect the host computer and use another end to connect X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick.

Generally, for notebook, USB interface is on the one side or back. You can not miss it, like

picture 1.3 to indicate. You can connect X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick and USB interface of

your notebook directly without using USB cable.

figure 1.3

1.2 The system Requirement of X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick

1.2.1 Requirement for computer

 PC must with USB interface or compatible desktop, notebook and super-small

notebook;

 Apple PC must with USB interface

1.2.2 Requirement for operation system

 Windows 98

 Windows Me

 Windows 2000

 Windows XP

 Mac OS 9.x or above

 Linux 2.4.x or above

1.2.3 Requirement for the host controller of USB

 UHCI- universal host controller interface

 OHCI- open host controller interface

Install application program

For there is Windows 98 driver in the application program, so as you install the application

program in Windows 98SE, you also install the driver program at the same time.

Insert the CD of X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick into the CD-ROM, and a window will pop up,

USB interface

as follows figure 2.1:

figure :2.1

Click the ”Install” button to start installing application program, as follows:

figure 2.2

When appear the next picture, please click

button as follows:

figure 2.3

System will install the program automatically, when it appears the next picture, please

click

button to finish the installation and restart the computer.

figure : 2.4

After the restart of Win98 operation system, please insert X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick, the

system will find the equipment automatically and put into using.

Notice: Please don’t insert the X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick before installing the driver

program, or it may make the system can’t install automatically.

X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick application

3.1 Windows 98/Me/2000/XP

1) Turn on your computer

2) Connect the X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick and the USB interface of computer; please

find it from session 1.1.3 of chapter 1. If the connection is OK, the indicator of X-Micro

USB2.0 Flash Stick will turn light, that means flash memory disk is working.

3) Open “ My computer”, you will find a new “ Removable Disk” symbol (figure 3.1). That

is the X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick’s symbol. Generally, the symbol is the last one for

the current system, if the latest disk symbol is D before connecting X-Micro USB2.0

Flash Stick, then the disk symbol of X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick is E. One more need

to pay attention: when you are using X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick for the first time,

please kindly wait for a moment, because the system needs some time to find the

driver and it only needs for the first time using.

figure：3.1

Under the Windows Me/ 2000/XP, the bottom right of screen will show an icon, it

means X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick. (Picture 3.2)

figure：3.2

4) After then, you can use X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick like traditional hard disk. You can

copy, edit, and delete the document. When it is working, the indicator light glints

quickly. And after data reading finishes, the light will stop glinting.

Notice: Don’t pull out the X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick when the light is still glinting, or

your data will be destroyed.

5) Please do as follows when you finish the work and want to pull out the flash memory

disk. There are some differences for the operation systems:

Window 98: You can pull out flash memory disk from the computer directly only if the

indicator stops glinting.

Windows Me/2000/XP: You need to use the left of mouse to click the disk symbol on

the right of screen, and it will appear a menu: “ Safely remove USB Mass Storage

Device” as follows:

figure：3.3

Click this menu and the system will show another window to tell you” USB Mass

Storage Device can be removed safely from the system” as follows:

figure：3.4

Then click “OK” to close this window. After this, you can pull out the X-Micro USB2.0

Flash Stick safely. The disk symbol will disappear in seconds.

figure：3.5

3.2 Mac OS 9.x/Mac OS X

1) Start your Apple PC

2) Insert X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick to your Apple PC’s USB interface, the

computer’s desk will appear a disk symbol “ Untitled” (picture 3.6), that is the

X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick disk symbol. After it, you can use it like usual hard disk.

When you need to pull it out, please draw the symbol to the bin firstly and then pull

it out, or the document and data in the X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick will be lost.

figure：3.6

3.3 Linux 2.4.x

X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick has already been formatted before out of factory and its

document system is FAT system; any Linux Kernel 2.4 of Linux can use X-Micro USB2.0

Flash Stick. The Linux Kernel need to add the feature of USB support, and you also need

to add USB FILE SYSTEM to use X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick at the same time.

1) Turn on your computer.

2) Insert the X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick to the computer’s USB interface

This order will put the X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick to the directory of “ /mnt”. “/mnt”

is a directory made by user.

Notice: When you type sda item of the order mount/dev/sda/mnt, there are maybe some

changes because the using of computer or flash memory disk. Please follow the orders of

Linux to operate.

3) Type the order: umount /mnt before pull out the X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick.

This order is used for uninstall X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick .You must use this order,

or your document will be lost. The order “/mnt” is corresponding to the upper “/mnt”

3.4 Notices

1) The Windows 98 system of user’s manual is the first edition and the second edition

of Windows 98.

2) X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick will not guarantee its normal operation for all the

computers. We will not answer for any lost because of using X-Micro USB2.0

Flash Stick. If any dispute, please solve it with relative law.

Technologic Reference of X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick

Items Specified criterion

Computer

With USB or compatible desktop, notebook and Apple PC

Operation System

Windows 98/Me/2000/XP, Mac OS 9.x/Mac OS X, Linux

2.4.x

Power

USB supply (4.5V~5.5V)

Host computer

interface

Universal serial bus standard 1.1/2.0

UHCI OHCI

Working electric

current

<80mA

Writing protection

Yes, with switch

Inside LED

Lighting: connect successfully

Glinting: reading/Writing data

Capacity

64MB/128MB /256MB/512MB

Speed of reading

9MB/S Maximum

Speed of writing

5MB/S Maximum

Working temperature

-10°C~+50°C

Storage temperature

-40°~+70°C

Relative humility of

running

5%~95%

Weight

11g

FAQ of X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick

1. Q: After I inserted the flash memory disk to the computer’s USB, the system did

not show that it found the new equipment when I firstly used X-Micro USB2.0 Flash

Stick as the storage part. Why? How to solve it?

Answer: Firstly, you should check if the connection of X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick and

USB is too loose. It also maybe happen when it has not been enabled in the setting of

system’s BIOS, so you need to restart the computer and get into the BIOS setting to

enable it. The last possible reason is that there is something wrong with your USB system

installation or the support program of USB has not been enabled. Please follow the guide

of User Manual to install the USB system correctly.

2. Q: As the first time I insert X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick into Window 98, when I

couldn’t install correctly after it appeared the hint of installation, I put it again to

install. However, the system did not show the dialogue frame of “ New hard disk

install” as last time, so I can’t install the flash memory driver, please tell me how to

do.

Answer: Please do step by step as follows:

a) Reinstall the application program as chapter 2;

b) Insert the flash memory device to the computer’s USB;

c) Put the driver CD into the CD-ROM;

d) Click the right side of mouse from “My computer”=>”Reference”=>”Equipments

Manager”;

e) Delete “unidentified Equipment” or “Other Equipments”(with yellow? or!);

f) Click “Refresh” button;

Wait for a moment and it will show out the installation guidance, and then follow

the guidance to finish the installation.

3. Q: What is the meaning of LED for X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick?

Answer:

The light of LED is on, X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick has been connected to the

computer successfully; the light is flickering, reading/writing data.

4. Q: What should be noticed when pull out the X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick?

Answer: As the operation system, we suggest you not pull out the X-Micro USB2.0 Flash

Stick hastily. Please pull it out after reading the data and the LED light stops glittering.

5. Q: Why my flash memory Disk real capability is smaller than the marked?

Answer: There is little difference about capacity of X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick when

under the different of operation systems to format it. The part of space is occupied by flash

memory disk and the system to run. That is the reason why flash memory disk’s real

capability is smaller than the marked.

6. Q: Is it possible to access more than one X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick with one

computer?

Answer: Sure, theoretically, one computer can access at least 127 pieces of X-Micro

USB2.0 Flash Stick. However, due to driver disks use 26 English letters to name, while

the present drivers have occupied several English letters, it can only access 23 pieces of

X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick (exclude A. B. C) with the assistant of USB HUB.

7. Q: When the X-Micro USB2.0 Flash Stick is using, can I run other programs?

Answer: Yes.

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